How exactly should a guy answer to- honey, do I look fat in this dress?

[Draco]

Simple question: How exactly should a guy answer to- honey, do I look fat in this dress? Or, have I gained weight?

[allina]

I think it's a stupid question, and the girls asking it never want to actually hear the truth, so I'd tell her the truth. nIf she gained weight say so, she did ask.

[dyermaker]

No, I like the color!

[BrainRightHeartWrong]

No, I like the color!

 

hmmm good answer...

 

ex asked me once about a training programme to lose weight for her friends wedding...

 

being a former ( and hopefully once more ) athlete i gave her a training programme and a weight loss cd

 

i was told months later after that you never do this to a woman...

 

then i knew i really didn't understand women!

 

[Sharmaine]

speaking as a woman.....

 

If I look fat in a dress, then I'd rather a man tell me that I look fat in it. I'd rather hear the truth.

[soccorsilly]

Run Forrest run....

 

There is no easy answer to that. Have you seen the TV Commercial with that...I think it was for a potato chip or something. His wife comes out with a HUGE BOOTY and asks "Does my butt look big in these jeans?" He stuffs his face full of chips and mumbles something like "Mmmmfph Grpff" nodding all the way. She smiles and says "Oh thank you" and goes back to getting dressed.

 

Not a good position to be in!

[LucreziaBorgia]

It depends on why she's asking. There's the genuine question version and the trick question version.

 

If she is secure with herself and wants the truth - then yes, she really does want to know if the dress is flattering for her figure. I ask my husband that, because I really do want to know how something looks on me. I generally don't say "Does this make me look fat" - I'll say "how does this look on me, does it look weird?" If it looks bad, I find something better for my figure.

 

If she is insecure and is trying to find out what you really think of how she looks by tricking you with the old 'do I look fat in this' scam, then you'll need to come up with an answer that strives to accentuate the positive and downplay the negative. She wants to know if you think she's fat, not how the dress looks on her. Tricky situation. If you say it looks bad, she'll have an emotional meltdown and you'll get the whole "I'm fat and ugly, how can you love someone like me" - when all you were expecting was an innocent question about how clothing looks on her!

[alphamale]

Originally posted by Draco

Simple question: How exactly should a guy answer to- honey, do I look fat in this dress? Or, have I gained weight?

 

It depends:

 

if man wants sex then answer = NO

if man does not want sex then answer = YES (If she does look fat in it)

 

Actually this is HOBSON'S CHOICE question. Which means that it looks like you have multiple choices but in actuality you only have one.

[savethedrama4allama]

"The dress doesn't make you look fat at all. Its your a$$."

 

Honestly, I don't understand this question. If a woman is fat- she knows it. A more appropriate question is "do you like this dress" or "does this dress suit me." But "Does this dress make me look fat" is a trick question in my book.

 

I guess that didn't really answer your question, did it.

[HokeyReligions]

"mmmmm I think you look good in everything you wear hun grrrrrrowl, but in all honesty - that is probably not the most flattering outfit on you. Maybe its the color or maybe I just prefer your birthday suit!"

[tiki]

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, it's all that weight you gained since we got married."

 

Ok...don't say that. Just tell her she looks beautiful. I'm sure she does!

[imjustagirl]

My boyfriend and I had a talk like this last night....not because I asked if I look fat (I know I've gained some weight...his damn cooking!)

 

It was because of this new twix commercial.

 

This lady comes out, asks her SO if her pants make her look "big"....he panics...and eats the other twix bar and mumbles a bunch of stuff. She's satisfied, gives him a kiss and leaves the room.

 

My boyfriend then replied: "I think i need to go to the store and get some Twix...imagine the stuff I could get away with"

 

Poor guy..."thinks" I would put him in a tricky situation like that I would NEVER do such a thing!

[tiki]

I guess you'd want the same answer if you were a guy and you were losing your hair.

 

"Honey, am I going bald?"

 

"Oh no, just as handsome as the day we met."

 

 

[imjustagirl]

I wonder if the line of "I love you just the way you are" would suffice.....I know it probably would for me at the moment, until someone told me my booty was hanging out of my pants..then i'd probably be up for a murder trial sometime thereafter

[Teag]

I don't ever ask do I look fat int this, I'll ask how does this look. I just lost alot of weight & want to know the truth about how something looks on me. If it looks bad on me tell me if not tell me. I want to look my best in my new & improved figure.

[blind_otter]

Say, "Honey, you're the type of woman who looks better naked"

[imjustagirl]

I'm likin this answer....now when that commercial comes up again. I'll tell him this...regular booty is on my way!

[seahorse]

Ok, the answer to this depends on where you are at the time.

 

If you're shopping together and she marches out of the changing room and asks you (and you thing that, yes, she does look a bit like a blimp in whatever it is), all you do is say that you've seen something else that you think will go with her eyes/colouring/hair, and go find her something pretty damn quick!

 

Do this enough times and she will never look fat in anything because it will all have been stuff that you found for her. (So you can't complain)

 

If it's any other time, I'm not advising, because I can't afford to be sued.

[johan]

The correct answer is "Before I answer, let me move back a ways so I can take it all in."

 

I can't take credit for it, it's not mine.

[Anais]

Yes darling, this is not the best dress for you. Lets go to the store I am getting you a better one.

[mt_joy]

Question: "Do I look fat in this?"

Answer (if she does look fat): "No, but that isn't the best color for you. You're blue one makes you look so hot."

 

Question: "Do I need to lose weight?"

Answer (if it's just a little bit of weight): "Honey, you have such a beautiful body. If you have, I sure haven't noticed."

Answer (if it's a lot of weight not related to pregnancy or a disease): "You look beautiful, but I have noticed that you're a little bigger than before. But I still love you and think you look great no matter what size you are."

 

Always sandwich a criticism between two layers of praise to soften the blow.

 

Joy

MT Student

[Adunaphel]

Some questions should be made illegal

 

Originally posted by Draco

Simple question: How exactly should a guy answer to- honey, do I look fat in this dress?

 

If she is skinny, feel free to be completely honest.

 

If she is not, and she has already bought the dress, tell her she looks great if the dress is nice on her and that you prefer another dress she owns if she looks bad in it.

 

Or, have I gained weight?

 

If the woman is actually thin and she is just scared by the idea of putting on weight, the best answer to "have I gained weigh?" is "no, but you should. You are too skinny."

If she has put on some weigh but you don't mind too much tell her that either you didn't notice or that she's okay the way she is.

 

If she has gained weight and you are bothered with it I have no useful advice.....it's a no-win situation.